Individual Diagnostician Practicum I

Individual Diagnostician Practicum I

Temporary Number. This course will focus on opportunities for learners to use the principles of assessment, evaluation and report writing with students who are either in special programs or suspected of needing special programs. The course will focus on the theory, problems, ethical standards, and techniques of administering individual tests of Achievement including measures of adaptive behavior. Students will develop proficiencies in the administration, scoring, and interpretation of assessment tools to write reports and link assessment results to evidence-based recommendation. interventions and learning strategies for the purposes of developing individual education programs. The diagnostician's practicum, emphasis is placed on participation in the full individual evaluation process for assessing, evaluating, eligibility criteria, developing recommendations/interventions, and writing reports. This course contains a field-based service-learning component.